PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fusion Weapon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Welling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weapon comes to the ring accompanied by Time is Up. Tommi Welling told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Weapon
vs
Welling

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fusion Weapon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommi Welling!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weapon moves out of range of the strikes.
Welling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Welling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Weapon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Weapon trying to land knees to the body.
Welling is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Weapon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Welling lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Welling.

Welling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fusion Weapon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welling feints and then cracks Weapon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weapon down.
Weapon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Welling paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weapon tries to clinch up.
Weapon blocks a head kick by Welling.

Weapon clinches.
Welling avoiding damage as Weapon throws knees to the body.
Welling tries to circle away but Weapon has him pinned against the ropes.
Welling stalling in the clinch but Weapon improves position.
Welling has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Welling looking to slow down the pace here.
Weapon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Welling.
Weapon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Welling avoids it.
Welling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weapon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Welling is defending well for now.
Weapon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Welling is defending well for now.
Weapon lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welling throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weapons head.

Welling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weapon looks to clinch

and Welling counters with a nice double leg into side control. Weapon won't be happy with that.
Weapon is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Welling has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Weapon is breathing heavily.
Weapon tries to improve position but can't.
Welling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Weapon keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Welling.
Weapon tries to improve position but can't.
Welling lands a few punches from side control.
Weapon tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Welling presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Welling prevents Weapon from getting the reversal.
Welling breaks from Weapon's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weapon gets back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Welling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Weapon keeps working.
Welling has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Weapon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Weapon is not content to let Welling control the position.

Welling postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Weapon to stand up.
Weapon misses with a jab, cross combination.

Weapon takes the fight into the clinch.

Welling breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weapon is looking to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Welling finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Weapon takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Welling manages to break the clinch.
Welling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Welling tries for a takedown but Weapon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Weapon tries to clinch

and Welling holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Weapon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Welling.
Welling managing to block the knees to the body from Weapon.
Welling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Welling avoiding damage as Weapon throws knees to the body.
Welling dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Welling tries to break free but Weapon pushes him back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Weapon.
Weapon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Welling wants to break the clinch but can't.
Weapon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Welling tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weapon just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Fusion Weapon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Welling.
Knees to the body from Weapon.
Weapon missing with knees to the body.
Welling can't get the takedown.
Weapon lands a knee to the body.
Welling tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weapon just stands there and leans against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welling tries to pull guard but Weapon holds him up against the ropes and eventually Welling drops back down to his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Weapon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Weapon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Welling avoids it.
Weapon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Welling avoids it.
Weapon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Welling avoids it.
Welling can't get the takedown.
Welling lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weapon backwards.
Weapon scores a nice knee to the body.
Welling wants to break free but Weapon has control.
Welling wants a takedown but no success here.
Welling tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weapon just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Welling wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weapon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Welling tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weapon just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Weapon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Welling is defending well for now.
Weapon missing with knees to the body.

Welling breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weapon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Weapon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommi Welling dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab from Welling finds it's way through Weapon's defenses.

Weapon has managed to clinch.
Welling tries to break free but Weapon pushes him back against the ropes.
Weapon avoiding damage as Welling throws knees to the body.
Welling managing to block the knees to the body from Weapon.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Weapon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Welling.
Welling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weapon trying to land knees to the body.
Weapon trying to land knees to the body.
Welling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Weapon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Welling fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Weapon avoids it really well and circles away.
Welling throws an overhand right that lands on Weapon's shoulder, as Weapon tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weapon tries to clinch up but Welling circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Weapon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Welling scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Weapon doesn't manage to clinch there - Welling circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Welling shoots in looking for a takedown. Weapon tries to sprawl out of it but Welling keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Weapon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Weapon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Welling fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Weapon, pushing him back against the ropes.
Welling avoiding damage as Weapon throws knees to the body.

Weapon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Welling does no damage.
Welling moves in looking to clinch but Weapon pushes him off.

Weapon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Welling, pushing him back against the ropes.
Welling tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fusion Weapon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Welling.
Weapon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Welling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weapon tries to land knees in the clinch but Welling avoids the damage to the body.
Weapon lands a knee to the body.
Welling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weapon keeps control of Welling as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welling drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Weapon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Welling avoids it.
Welling missing with knees to the body.
Weapon trying to land knees to the body.
Weapon trying to land knees to the body.
Welling tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weapon just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Welling wants a takedown but no success here.
Welling is looking to break free of the clinch but Weapon has double underhooks.
Welling trying to stall but Weapon improves his position.
Weapon unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Welling gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Weapon regains guard.
Weapon wants to sweep but no luck.
Weapon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Weapon misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weapon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Weapon throwing strikes but Welling bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Weapon looking to pass the guard.
Welling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Weapon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Welling swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Welling is pulling down on Weapon's head to control his posture.
Welling keeping full guard, as Weapon tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Welling not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Weapon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Welling is keeping the position for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Welling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Welling works over Weapon's head and body with a nice combination.
Weapon moves in looking to clinch but Welling pushes him off.
Welling misses with a body shot.

Weapon moves into the clinch successfully.
Welling tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weapon just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Weapon tries to land knees in the clinch but Welling avoids the damage to the body.
Weapon missing with knees to the body.
Welling tries to land knees in the clinch but Weapon avoids the damage to the body.

Weapon turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Weapon manages to end up in side control.
Welling tries to improve position but can't.
Weapon tries to move to mount but Welling blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fusion Weapon dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Weapon wants to clinch.
Welling shoots in but no luck this time.
Weapon wants to clinch but Welling slips to the side
and Welling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weapon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weapon wants to clinch up but Welling keeps it at a distance.
Weapon darts in trying to clinch

and Welling counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Welling.
Weapon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Welling lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weapon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Weapon tries to land knees in the clinch but Welling avoids the damage to the body.
Weapon trying to land knees to the body.
Weapon is trying to drag Welling to the mat but Welling just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Welling stops a takedown attempt from Weapon.
Weapon tries to land knees in the clinch but Welling avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welling is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Weapon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Welling is defending well for now.

Weapon has clasped his hands together around Welling's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Welling is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Weapon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Welling controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Weapon wants to free his trapped foot but Welling is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Welling trying to control from the bottom.
Welling punching from the bottom.
Welling wants to improve his position but Weapon is controlling well.
Weapon is pressing down on Welling's thigh, looking to free his foot. Welling is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weapon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Welling shoots in for a takedown but Weapon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fusion Weapon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Welling.

Weapon closes the distance and pushes Welling back into the ropes.
Welling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Welling pulls Weapon into guard.
Weapon stops Welling from standing up.
Weapon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Welling manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Weapon looking for a sweep. Not yet Weapon, not yet.
Weapon is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weapon trying to keep a closed guard but Welling is proving a slippery customer.
Weapon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Weapon wants to sweep here but Welling controlling him for the moment.
Tommi Welling has got the better of the ground game so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Weapon doesn't manage to clinch there - Welling circles away.

Welling closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Welling wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weapon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Welling lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Weapon tightens his grip and picks Welling up, before dumping him to the ground. Welling manages to land in guard.
Weapon tries to free his leg and advance position but Welling is retaining full guard.
Weapon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Welling looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Weapon is looking to work some ground and pound but Welling has wrist control.
Welling throws a couple of heel strikes.
Weapon wants to pass the guard but Welling is keeping the position.
Weapon lands a couple of digs.
Weapon is looking to advance position but Welling has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Welling lands a big elbow.
Welling putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Weapon is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fusion Weapon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Weapon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fusion Weapon!